16-letter words containing p, i, o, t

storage capacity — amount of room or space
stroboradiograph — a stroboscopic radiograph.
studio apartment — an apartment consisting of one main room, a kitchen or kitchenette, and a bathroom. Compare efficiency apartment.
sub-postmistress — (in Britain) a woman who runs a sub-post office
subsistence crop — a food plant which is grown by a farmer for consumption by himself and his family, leaving little or nothing to be marketed
subtropical high — one of several highs, as the Azores and Pacific highs, that prevail over the oceans at latitudes of about 30 degrees N and S. Also called subtropical anticyclone. Compare high (def 37).
sugar plantation — a large area of land where sugar is grown
sulphur trioxide — a white corrosive substance existing in three crystalline forms of which the stable (alpha-) form is usually obtained as silky needles. It is produced by the oxidation of sulphur dioxide, and is used in the sulphonation of organic compounds. Formula: SO3
summer complaint — an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
super-injunction — an instruction or order issued by a court imposing restrictions on reporting, including any reference to the restriction itself
super-patriotism — a person who is patriotic to an extreme.
superfecundation — the fertilization of two or more ova discharged at the same ovulation by successive acts of sexual intercourse.
supernationalism — an extreme or fanatical loyalty or devotion to a nation.
superunification — a theory intended to describe the electromagnetic force, the strong force, the weak force, and gravity as a single, unified force.
supporting actor — performer: not lead
supranationalism — outside or beyond the authority of one national government, as a project or policy that is planned and controlled by a group of nations.
suspension point — one of a group of dots, usually three, used in written material to indicate the omission of a word or words
swiss stone pine — a five-needled pine tree, Pinus cembra,, found especially in mountain regions of Central Europe and yielding edible seeds
system on a chip — A system on a chip combines most of a system's elements on a single integrated circuit or chip.
tangential point — a point at which a geometric line, curve, plane, or curved surface touches another curve or surface but does not intersect it
tax depreciation — Tax depreciation is depreciation in a company's internal financial records that is different from the amount that is used for the internal books.
telescopic sight — a telescope mounted on a rifle, etc, used for sighting
terminal adaptor — (networking, hardware) (TA) Equipment used to adapt Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Basic Rate Interface (BRI) channels to existing terminal equipment standards such as EIA-232 and V.35. A Terminal Adaptor is typically packaged like a modem, either as a stand-alone unit or as an interface card that plugs into a computer or other communications equipment (such as a router or PBX). A Terminal Adaptor does not interoperate with a modem; it replaces it.
the body politic — the people of a nation or the nation itself considered as a political entity; the state
the devil to pay — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
the dispossessed — people who have had property or possessions taken away
the first couple — the US president and their spouse
the herring-pond — the Atlantic Ocean
the moving party — a person who applies to a court or judge with the aim of obtaining a ruling in their favour
the opposite sex — women in relation to men or men in relation to women
the preconscious — preconscious mental activity
thermoacidophile — any organism, especially a type of archaebacterium, that thrives in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures.
thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
three-point line — Basketball. a field goal worth three points, made from behind a specified line (three-point line)
three-point play — a play in which a player sinks the free throw that was awarded when the player was fouled while scoring a basket.
three-point turn — When the driver of a vehicle does a three-point turn, he or she turns the vehicle by driving forwards in a curve, then backwards in a curve, and then forwards in a curve.
thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
thrombophlebitis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein accompanied by inflammation of the vessel wall.
tightrope walker — performer who walks on high wire
to bite your lip — If you bite your lip or your tongue, you stop yourself from saying something that you want to say, because it would be the wrong thing to say in the circumstances.
to coin a phrase — You say 'to coin a phrase' to show that you realize you are making a pun or using a cliché.
to dip your toes — If you dip your toes into something or dip your toes into the waters of something, you start doing that thing slowly and carefully, because you are not sure whether it will be successful or whether you will like it.
to pass the time — If you do something to pass the time you do it because you have some time available and not because you really want to do it.
to pay dividends — If something pays dividends, it brings advantages at a later date.
to play for time — If you play for time, you try to make something happen more slowly, because you do not want it to happen or because you need time to think about what to do if it happens.
to put it mildly — to state it with or as if with restraint
to put sth right — If you put something right, you correct something that was wrong or that was causing problems.
to rest in peace — If you express the wish that a dead person may rest in peace, you are showing respect and sympathy for him or her. 'Rest in peace' or 'RIP' is also sometimes written on gravestones.
top drive system — A top drive system is a system which includes a motor that turns the drill string, used instead of the kelly.
topical-sentence — a sentence that expresses the essential idea of a paragraph or larger section, usually appearing at the beginning.

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